Travis Browning, M.D.

Biography

Travis Browning, M.D., is a Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Abdominal Imaging Division. He serves as the Director of Quality for the Department of Radiology and as one of the Medical Directors of Medical Informatics at Parkland Hospital. His clinical interests include computed tomography (CT) imaging and radiographic imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, fluoroscopy, and non-obstetrical ultrasound.

Dr. Browning holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. He earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he completed a residency in radiology and obtained advanced training through a fellowship program in abdominal imaging. 

Dr. Browning is certified in clinical informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He works closely with Parkland’s IT team to develop and implement new technologies throughout the hospital, as well as to maintain and evaluate projects and manage hardware lifecycles. He has worked on several small- and large-scale hospital implementations, such as voice recognition systems, 3-D imaging applications, an electronic peer review application, and electronic teaching file systems. He has also led and assisted with projects focused on updating and optimizing Parkland’s electronic medical record and radiology information systems.

A career marked by service

Dr. Browning serves on numerous committees at UT Southwestern. He is a member of the Residency Program Evaluation Committee, the Radiology Residency Quality Education Committee, and the Radiology Informatics Workgroup. He also serves on the governing body that oversees development and implementation of the department’s digital assets, including its intranet site. He leads the Abdominal Structured Reporting Workgroup and chairs the Radiology Campus Collaborative Committee.

He is an active member of multiple national and international professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American College of Radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Radiological Society of North America, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, and the Texas Medical Association.

He has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and has contributed to a textbook on structured musculoskeletal imaging reports. He also serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery and Abdominal Imaging.

Personal note

Dr. Browning enjoys dining out with his wife, grilling for his friends, and gaming with his son.